Brow-band-attaching device.



No; 645,449. Pa fented Mar. 13', 1900. c. BLUME. BBOW BAND ATTAOHING DEVICE.

(No Model.)

NTTE STATES I Eric.

PATENT BROW-BAND -ATTACHING DEVICE.

' SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 645,449, dated March 13, 1906.

Application filed April 5, 1 89 9 To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES BLUME, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Brow- Band- Attaching Devices, of which the followingis a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in the means of securing brow-bands on bridles rosettes or devices.

for horses; and it consists in certain peculiarities of the construction, novel arrangement, and operation of the parts thereof, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth and specifically claimed.

The objects of my invention are, first, to provide an attaching device for brow-bands which shall be simple and inexpensive in construction, strong, and durable, yet attractiye in appearance; second, to afford an attaching device for brow-bands which shall dispense with the necessity of forming loops thereon through which the throat and cheek billets or straps of the bridle are passed, as in the ordinary construction, and also obviate the necessity of sewing Orstitching the same, thus economizing in the amount of material and labor used in producing the bridle, and, third, to provide a means for securing the browband in position in such a manner that it will afford no discomfort to the horse and will retain the band in its proper position.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my invention pertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe it, referring to the accompanying drawings, in Which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the upper portion of a bridle, showing my attaching device for the brow-band secured thereto. Fig. 2 is a detached perspective view of one of the Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a portion of one end of the brow-band.

Similar letters refer to like parts throughout the different views of the drawings.

A represents the crown-piece of a bridle, which is provided with cheek and throat billets or straps aand a, respectively. As shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings, these straps or billets are produced by splitting the lower ends of the crown-piece and are preferably made integral therewith; but they may be separate Serial No. 711,777. (No model.)

I straps secured thereto by stitches or otherwise. Secured to the crown-piece A is abrowband B, of any suitable pattern and material, which has near each of its ends a longitudi nal slot 12, whose ends preferably terminate in circular openings 5 to prevent the lengthening of the slot or splitting of the leather or material of which the brow-band is composed. To one side of each of these slots and at about the middle thereof the brow-band is provided with an opening 12 which communicates with the slots to receive the central projection or projections of the rosette O or attaching de vice, which is preferably of the construction shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings, which consists of a rosette or body 0, made of any suit able size, form, and material, but preferably to the crown-piece a loop 0, which is provided with a central projection c, which divides the loop into two parts, one to receive the cheek the drawings.

By reference to Fig. 2 of the drawings it will be seen and clearly understood that the central projection c of the attaching device is flattened or widened for the purpose of preventing the hanging down of the brow-band.

By passing the loop or loops through the slot of the brow-band it is apparent that the central projection a will fit in the opening 11 at the middle of the said slot, when the straps a and a may be passed through the loop, one on each side of the said central projection, thus firmly securing the brow band and crown-piece together.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is v v 1. As an improved article of manufacture, an attaching device for brow-bands, comprising a disk or plate, having a securing device, projecting from one of its sides, and a dividing portion extending from the disk intermediate the legs of the securing device, and extended laterally therefrom, substantially as described.

2. In a brow-bandattaching device, the combination with a disk or plate having a securing device projecting from one side there of metal, and having on its surface adjacent billet or strap a and the other the throat billet or strap a, as is clearly shown in Fig. 1 of of, of a dividing portion projecting from the curing device, one of said straps on each side disk or plate and intermediate the legs of the of the dividing part of said securing device,- securing device and extended laterally theresubstantially as described. from, a brow-band having a slot and opening 5 to receive the securing device and the said Witnesses:

dividing part, and a crown-piece provided CHAS. C. TILLMAN, with two straps or billets located in the se- E. A. DUGGAN.

CHARLES BLUME. 

